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The Blue Marble taken with a 70-millimeter Hasselblad camera using an 80-millimeter Zeiss lens [18] [19] Hasselblad 500 EL/M "20 years in space" anniversary edition with 70 mm back, similar to the ones used in the Apollo Program. Several different models of Hasselblad cameras were taken into space, all specially modified for the task. [20]
The traditional Hasselblad medium format film cameras capture images on 120 film in the 6×6 cm (nominal) frame size; the actual frame size measures 56.5×56.5 mm (2.22×2.22 in), which is larger than small format 135 film, with a frame size of 36×24 mm (1.42×0.94 in). This means the crop factor for most film-based Hasselblad cameras (based ...
Hasselblad "Electric Camera" (modified 500 EL) with 70 mm film; Maurer Data Acquisition Camera (DAC) with 16 mm film; Nikon F with 35 mm film; Mapping (Metric) Camera (7.6 cm focal length) with 127 mm film, on Apollo 15, 16, and 17 (see Sherman Fairchild#Lunar photography) [1] Stellar Camera (7.6 cm focal length) with 35 mm film, on Apollo 15 ...
The Right Stuff. This historical drama, based on the Tom Wolfe book of the same name, dramatizes the first United States spaceflight mission Project Mercury.
Diagram illustrating the flange focal length of an SLR–type and a mirrorless–type camera. For an interchangeable lens camera, the flange focal distance (FFD) (also known as the flange-to-film distance, flange focal depth, flange back distance (FBD), flange focal length (FFL), back focus [1] or register, depending on the usage and source) of a lens mount system is the distance from the ...
In 1998 Phase One launched the Lightphase. which was the first one-shot back that could compete with film in terms of quality. Resolution was 6 MP and the physical size of the CCD was full-frame 35 mm, however the back was designed to be used on Hasselblad 500-series cameras.
The photograph was taken from lunar orbit on December 24, 1968, 16:39:39.3 UTC, [8] [9] with a highly modified Hasselblad 500 EL with an electric drive. The camera had a simple sighting ring, rather than the standard reflex viewfinder, and was loaded with a 70 mm film magazine containing custom Ektachrome film developed by Kodak.
The next day, Worden performed an EVA to retrieve the film cassettes from the scientific instrument module (SIM) bay cameras. The twelfth day in space was uneventful, with Mission Control holding a press conference where the astronauts were asked questions submitted by the news media. On their 13th and final day they prepared for reentry.